A new study of bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) in Florida dispelled a previous hypothesis about how the distinctive head ...

The #MeToo movement began as a way for victims of gender-based violence to find solidarity, share their experiences and bring ...

Shedd Aquarium has sent four zebra shark eggs to contribute to a conservation effort for the endangered species, marking the ...

A centuries-old annual bird chick hunt on a remote Scottish island, known as the Guga Hunt, has been banned this year, ...

An Indigenous community in Indonesia has found a way to protect one of the world's rarest cockatoos without abandoning a centuries-old sacred tradition, according to new research led by The Australian ...

Three lions from a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke, and others are under treatment, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, ...

Nate Rouette and his brother Nelson went shark fishing on Cape Cod hoping for an exciting catch, but were shocked by what ...

When designing microscopes, optical engineers have long faced a trade-off between speed, field of view and resolution. But ...

A research team at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has successfully ...

While Earth's core consists mostly of iron, its density implies that lighter elements are also mixed in. Because hydrogen is ...

The processes that capture carbon from the atmosphere and store it on the seabed are crucial for climate balance. However, ...

For decades, scientists have asserted that the leakage of warm, salty Indian Ocean water south of South Africa into the ...